By MAUREEN BERZOK
March 15, 2020This story first ran on TAPinto East Brunswick.
Okay, I'll admit it. I grew up hating Irish soda bread. Too dry. Not good toasted. Weird shape. People brought it to my house every St. Patrick's Day, and I graciously accepted it and tried to palm it off on my guests. I made sure that everyone had some to take home. Oy, such a generous hostess!
I finally learned to make it myself, to ...
It’s no secret that most restaurants survive on thin margins, so when New Jersey officials started recommending “social distancing” to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, those in the business knew it could spell disaster for their bottom lines.
We asked how patrons can help. Here is what people told us:
Be understanding if a restaurant is short ...
EDISON, NJ -- On March 9, members of the 10th and 11th grade Global Scholars Program visited the United Nations in New York City.
Students were treated to a guided tour where they learned about the history of the UN, viewed the various assembly rooms and learned about the three pillars of the UN mission; peace and security, human rights and development. Students also ...
By KATHERINE BALCH
March 8, 2020Superintendent Diana Mitchell scored a big win with parents and other Plainfield residents when she added an SAT prep course to the high school curriculum.
The lack of such a course came to Dr. Mitchell’s attention just a few short weeks ago through board of education member Carmencita Pile. Ms. Pile learned from resident Farah Pidgeon just how difficult it is to achieve scores that best ...
By TAPINTO MORRISTOWN STAFF
March 13, 2020MORRISTOWN, NJ - The first case of COVID-19 in Morristown has been confirmed, announced Morristown officials.
According to an update from the Mayor and Morristown's Town Council, a Morris County resident who works at the Shalom Yeladim Nursery School in Morristown has tested positive for the virus.
The Town of Morristown and the nursery school are working to notify parents and ...
By TAPINTO PLAINFIELD STAFF
March 14, 2020PLAINFIELD, NJ — Starting Monday families in the Plainfield Public Schools district who may need Internet service can apply for two free months of service with Comcast through its Internet Essentials program, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income Americans.
Dana Strong, President, Consumer Services, said the company recognizes it ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — El martes se emitió un aviso del Distrito de Escuelas Públicas de Plainfield, señalando que las clases para estudiantes del distrito no se llevarán a cabo el viernes 13 de marzo. Los maestros se reunirán para planificar las tareas de los estudiantes en caso de que el distrito deba cerrar por un período prolongado de tiempo debido a ...
By ELIZABETH KEILL
NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ - A riveting, timely play is now on view at George Street Playhouse, exploring the conflict between Senators Margaret Chase Smith and Joseph McCarthy.
With the red scare taking place in the U.S., Smith became concerned that McCarthy had created an atmosphere of fear, where citizens were afraid to speak out. They might be labeled Communists or Fascists. Countless careers and ...
By BETH MORONEY
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown, 2018)
Who is “the perfect couple”in Elin Hilderbrand’s novel The Perfect Couple. Is it Greer Garrison Winbury, famous mystery author, and her husband, Tag, the owners of the Summerland estate on Nantucket? Is it the Winbury’s son, Benji and his beautiful fiancé, Celeste Otis? Is it Celeste’s ...
By BETH MORONEY
Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham (Doubleday, 2015)
Quirky lawyers as protagonists make for fun reading if they are three-dimensional and believable. Take Mickey Haller, “the Lincoln lawyer,” from Michael Connelly’s series. Haller, a defender of bottom feeders like drug lords, bicycle gang members, and drunk drivers, uses his Lincoln Town car as his law office. In ...
By BETH MORONEY
Chaos: Charles Manson the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties. John
O’Neill and Dan Piepenbring (New York: Little Brown, 2019).
It took me three weeks to read Chaos:Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties. Although fascinating, with its detailed analysis of the true motives for the Manson crimes in Los Angeles, 1969, the prose was dense and a ...
By BETH MORONEY
Retro Review:
Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk (Doubleday, 1955)
A coming of age story, set in 1933, Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk is a novel that still speaks to us. Written in 1955, Wouk’s strengths are in his character development, themes, and elegant prose. What is especially unusual about Marjorie Morningstar is that the author portrays the fanciful young protagonist, ...
By BETH MORONEY
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (Scout Press, 2019)
“3rd September 2017
Dear Mr. Wrexham,
I know you don’t know me but please, please, please you have to help me.”
With this intriguing opening, Ruth Ware launches her fifth novel, The Turn of the Key, a mystery reminiscent of Gothic novels in its sinister and dark tone. However, the novel is ...
By SANDY SCRAGG
March 12, 2020NEW JERSEY -- Bill Ritter, Anchor of Eyewitness News on WABC-TV in the New York Metro Area, recently appeared on One-On-One with Steve Adubato. Adubato asked Ritter his thoughts about the president referring to journalists and members of the media as “fake news” and the “enemy of the people.”
“Our goal is to report facts and seek the truth wherever they fall ...
